A visit to the Hillside Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Hillside Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillside Cemetery:
41.1408, -95.1547
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Red Oak. Red Oak lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Hillside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mercer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waveland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Graveyard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Graveyard
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lowman Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman Cemetery
- L Laire Property Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elliot Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Griswold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Griswold Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Clair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Frankfort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Frankfort Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Gomer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Gomer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomer Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94720 <5>
- Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Morton Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Morton Mills Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Mills Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elliott
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Griswold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sciola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Lewis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Strand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Lincoln Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Macedonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Emerson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nyman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Carbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Hastings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Nodaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Atlantic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Hillside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlantic
- Carson
- Elliott
- Emerson
- Grant
- Griswold
- Hastings
- Lewis
- Lewis lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Hillside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Macedonia
- Nodaway
- Red Oak
- Stanton
- Villisca
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Hillside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Montgomery County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Hillside Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457505 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457505 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Griswold
- Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1408247 Lon: -95.1547138
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillside Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |